AS CFL left lux gare with a 60-46 win over BNP Parisbas in Bascol Division 3, built on two decisive bursts after halftime and steadier outside scoring.
BNP opened 6-0 and rode a free-flowing first quarter to a 29-30 score, with Mohamed Cheikhrouhou (17) aggressive at the rim and Samuel Tchantio Kombiwo (7) firing a late-quarter push that briefly tied it at 28-28. Patrick Walravens (20) swung the early momentum for CFL with 5 straight points to flip an 8-4 deficit into a 9-8 lead, then hit again from deep to keep CFL narrowly in front. The second quarter went scoreless on the sheet, preserving CFL's one-point edge at the break.
Coach Michael Cotellesa's side seized control with a 9-0 start to the third quarter: Michel Bonne (6) struck twice, Denis Pleimling (11) joined inside, and Luca Bogatu (13) added another basket for 29-39. Early in the fourth, Walravens buried a three to spark a 7-0 run for 34-48, and CFL's largest lead stretched to +16 at 36-52. BNP coach Jérôme Vergendo's timeout slowed the slide and Cheikhrouhou responded with 9 points in the last period, but CFL kept the cushion.
CFL's perimeter edge (four made threes: Walravens 3, Bogatu 1) contrasted with BNP's zero from long range. Walravens closed it out with late free throws and a final two, while Bogatu added back-to-back baskets for 58-43 in the closing stretch. Nabil Berguiga (8) fouled out in the fourth but CFL managed the game comfortably. For BNP, Cheikhrouhou's 7 two-pointers and activity at the line stood out, with support from Tchantio Kombiwo (consecutive late first-quarter baskets) and Gabriel Felix Salla (6).
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